据ICIS网站5月5日消息 雪佛龙菲利普斯化工公司（CP Chem）周三表示，计划通过第二个世界规模的1-己烯生产装置扩大其α-烯烃业务。

新装置预计将于2023年在德克萨斯州Old Ocean启动，产能为26.6万吨/年，靠近CP Chem的Sweeny工厂。

1-己烯是生产高性能聚乙烯的组分。

CP Chem公司负责聚合物和特种产品的执行副总裁Mitch Eichelberger表示：“随着全球聚乙烯需求的持续增长，该项目表明雪佛龙菲利普斯化学公司致力于满足客户需求，并保持1-己烯供应商的领先地位。”

CP Chem目前在德克萨斯州贝敦的Cedar Bayou工厂经营两套全系列α-烯烃装置和世界上最大的1-己烯装置。

该公司表示，新装置的选址将提供额外的灵活性和产量，以满足公司不断增长的客户群的预期需求，同时为未来的持续增长创造空间。

但没有透露财务细节。

王磊 摘译自 ICIS

原文如下：

US CP Chem to build second unit to produce on-purpose 1-hexene

Chevron Phillips Chemical (CP Chem) plans to expand its alpha olefins business with a second world-scale unit to produce on-purpose 1-hexene, it said on Wednesday.

The new unit is expected to start up in 2023 with a capacity of 266,000 tonnes/year at Old Ocean, Texas, near CP Chem's Sweeny facility.

1-hexene is a component in the production of high-performance polyethylene (PE).

“As global PE demand continues to grow, this project demonstrates Chevron Phillips Chemical’s commitment to expand with customer needs and remain a leading 1-hexene supplier,” said Mitch Eichelberger, CP Chem's executive vice president of polymers and specialties.

CP Chem currently operates two full-range alpha-olefin units and the world’s largest on-purpose 1-hexene unit at its Cedar Bayou plant in Baytown, Texas.

The new unit’s location will provide additional flexibility and production to meet anticipated demand from the company’s growing customer base, while establishing room for continued future growth, it said.

Financial details were not disclosed.